Digital BW, The Print

When matting with a reveal so that the mounting method must be concealed,
how are you folks attaching your prints to the mounting board ? Linen tape
hinges ? Some other method ? I'm used to mats which conceal the edges where
I can use tape flat right at them margins or acetate corners.

 

From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Clayton
Jones
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 12:54 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Signing Prints

 

Hello Paul,

>I have also seen artists use a mat that has an opening too large for 
>the print, effectively floating it. 

This "floating mount" has been a common and widely used method for
fine art prints and preferred by collectors, dealers, etc for many
years. Mat windows were cut bigger to provide a "reveal" all around
the print. Besides looking elegant and 3-dimensional, the purposes
for this are related to showing all of the print: to reassure a buyer
that no damaged edges are hidden by the mat, that none of the
composition has been cropped out by the mat, and that exact print
dimensions can be verified. Another benefit is the title and
signature (on the mount board under the print edge) are visible and
not on the window mat. The only possible problem with that is if the
print is ever un-mounted and separated from the signature.






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